Malaya Tribune, 11 April 1934

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune THE MOST POPULAR DAILY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. Vol. XXI -No. 85 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1934 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Wednesday, Apr. 11,1934. Malaya Tribune 20 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1934 FOR 5 CEjjja
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    ADI- DRAVIDAS OF MALAYA.
    609 2 Their Resolutions. ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PENANG. rpHE Second All Malaya Adi-Dravid* Conference began at the Penang Town Hall this year on March 31. The conference was presided over by Mr. M. R. Raju, President Thandamil Sangeetha Sanmarka Sangam. and opened by the Hon. Mr. H. H.
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    CHURCH CONFLICT.
    86 2 Ex-Submarine Commander Defies Nazi Conception. Reuter. Berlin, April 9. The German church conflict was brought to a head yesterday when Niemoeller, the ex-submarine commander, and pastor of the fashionable parish of Dahlem in Berlin, defied the ReichBishop Mueller's order superseding him and preached to a dense congregation denouncing
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    PRINCE GEORGE.
    36 2 Reuter Wireless. Elizabethville, April 0. After a brief but crowded visit of only 24 hours, Prince George left for Lobito Bay, where he wiU embark on the liner "Windsor Castle" for England.—Reuter Wireless. I
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    FRANCE'S NEEDS.
    121 2 .11 t it If Germaa Re-armament Is Allowed. Reuter Wireless. Paris. April 6. rrvHE Council of Ministers has unam--1 mously approved of, the reply to Great Britain's question in the Note Verbale regarding the disarmament guarantees France requires as the condition of her signature to a disarmament convention.
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    COAT OF ARMS ERROR.
    233 2 South Africa's 40-Year-Old Mistake. Reuter. Bloemfontein. Tne ccat oi aims of the Union of South Airiea is WiOU£—boin in uesign and heraldic signifies nee. It has ;ust been discovered that the green tree with Us plentiful crop of oranges—the symbol repveseniin*? the Oiinge Free State-- si<-_-''
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    LONDON-PARIS.
    182 2 To Be Done By Direct Train Service. Sleeping-car express trains, in which passengers will be ablr to go to sleep at Victoria and wake un in Paris, are foreshadowed by ihe launching of the steamer "Twickenham Ferry," the first of three train-ferry steamers ordered by the Southern Railway. The
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    GIRL GLIDER'S FEAT.
    113 2 Crosses Channel Towed By Engine Plane. Reuter Wireless. London, April 5. Miss Joan Meakin, who set out on a glider flight from Cologne to London via Brussels, towed by an aeroplane' crossed the channel to-day at a heiaht of 2,000 feet from Ostend. She arrived at Lympie,
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    ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
    46 2 "Shun Pao." Shanghai. Mar. 21. Fukien merchants here arc continuS£hM& t-^ur- pam c movement JuS* < Fukien Merchants Guild has adopted a resolution not to send an; more Japanese goods into Fukien province nor will they send goods to Fukien on board Japanese vessels.—"Shun Pao
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    CIGARETTE IMPORTS.
    51 2 "Sin Wen Pao." Nanking, Mar. 18. According to figures given out by the Ministry of Finance the total worth of cigarettes and tobacco leaf imported io£L9 hlna during the last year was $300,000,000. About 90 per cent, of Chinese tobacco companies are using imported toharm leaf —"Sin Wen
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    THE “NEW LIFE” MOVEMENT.
    362 2 Marshal Chiang's Vigorous Campaign. I Shanghai, April q AWE$K —April 16 to April 23--L been fixed for the period in vhirfc to launch the "New Life" movement Foochow. Mr. Ching Wei, the "Premier" delievered a lecture at the Lai Chi Shi at Nanking yesterday afternoon on
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    ARMAMENT INDUSTRY.
    232 2 World Exports Doubled Since 1928. Reuter. Berlin. The international f.rmaments industry is in more ilour.sl<ing condition than before war and, cksDite the fact tin: Germany, Austria and Hungary do not manufacture war material for export employs more workmen than it did in 1913. This is the opinion of
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    WATER SHORTAGE.
    62 2 Emergency Measures To Be Taken In Britain. Reuter. London. April 9 In the House of Commons this after noon Mr. Ramsay MacDonald announced that in view of the sprious shortac 1 water the Government had decided «h» 1 emergency measures must be takr; The Minister cf Health is
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    PLOTTING A REVOLT.
    40 2 Professor's Charges Against "Brain Trust." Reuter Wireless. Washington. Apr fProfessor William Wirt has been summoned to testify before the Congressional investigation regarding his recent sensational allegations that members or '.he Brain Trust were plotting a revolution.—Reiiter Wireless
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    AUSTRIANS OUTLAWED.
    50 2 Reuter Wireless. Vienna. April 4 Prominent people are outlawed by J decree to-day and include «j c former Premier, Otto Bauer, the ist leader, Julius Deutsch, the St bund leader, Heinz, the railway union leader, Koenig, and the td 'oi. Doctor Sturmtal. All have already escaped abroad.—Reuter Wireless.
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    WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING – untitled Cyclists.
    153 3 WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING untitled Cyclists. ILUTARY bye-law enforced with- the Municipal limits of Penang nil lion- riding on cycles. that the number of fatal olving pedal cyclists is not Malaya as to call for spe■n the report en the con,,'f rr iffle. But if many pedal fail to
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    The Tin Tangle.
    255 3 lUDGING both by the pronouncements J of interested representative bodies v the debate in Federal Council it I we think, impossible to'escape the* ion that the opinion of the tin ing industry of Malaya is very dcv asainst the "buffer" pool pro-; 1 not so much on
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    M.C.S. Transfers.
    265 3 THE rapid transfer of officers of the Malayan Civil Service is a matter to which we hesse made repeated reference in comparer with our contemporaries and we were glad to see that the Raja Muda raised the matter in the Council. While we agree that it is most
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    Municipal Powers.
    278 3 ON several occasions the "Pinang Gazette" has commented upon the alacrity with which our Municipal Commissioners despatch the public part of their business. While we subscribe to the doctrine that brevity is the soul of wit and while we are well aware that nothing is so irritating as
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    “YEAR OF FATE.”
    164 3 Revolutions And An English Hitler? Reuter. j- j Berlin. Wai with Russia, China and the i aited States, an open breach witn revolution and rebellion threatening the British Empire from within and without and the coming of an English Hitler These are a few of the troubles
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    HERMAN LEGIONNAIRE.
    123 3 More Frcnch Medals In World War. Reuter Wireless. Colmar, March 29. The only man to wear a French military decoration while serving with the German army in the Great War died to-day. H > name was Schwartz and he served five years in the French Foreign Legion, several
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    PEAS CENTURIES OLD.
    112 3 Remarkable Finds In Ancient City. Kasan, U.S.S.R Stores of grain nearly a thousand years old have been unearthed during the excavations of the ancient Bulgarian city of Suvara. The site of the town, which flourished between the tenth and thirteenth centuries, is now occupied by the village
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    MAKING DWARFS GROW.
    73 3 Boy Gains Eight Inches In Six Months. Reuter. Prague. Dwarfs are .being transformed into normal people by Dr. Arthur Biedl, Professor of Experimental Pathology at the German University of Prague. He has produced a .serum from animal hormones to take the place of essential gland secretions which
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    MONUMENT TO A COW.
    72 3 Reuter. Prague. Tourists flock in thousands to (the ruins of a castle on a hill at Zamberk, a town in eas.ern Bohemia. Soon visitors will see, in tthe main courtyard, a monument to —a cow! The s a' ue of the cow will be surrounded by
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    THIS STRANGE WORLD.
    378 3 The Village Of Death—He Slept On Snakes. A VILLAGE of death, a pillow of snakes, and "high-brow" convicts these are some of the strange thing-, described by Reuter correspondent::. ALL HOPE ABANDONED. Berlin. No one may enter or leave the little village of Marhoss in the Rhoen
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    SHE LOVED TOO WELL.
    108 3 Tragedy Of The Balkan Pact. Reuter. Sofia. Here is a little tragedy of High Politics, of a girl who died because she feared strained relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia:— Act L Relations Improve. A Yugoslav choir comes to Sofia to show friendship. In it is pretty
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    SWEDISH PRINCE FORGIVEN.
    97 3 King Kisses Hands Of Commoner Bride. Reuter Wireless. Cannes, Aprn 4. I T J?n<? e Jf lit C L to su PP°se that the kissed the bride and «h v»i»let n bygonis h bridegroom an thus «fLH g e s b e bygones, declared an official of
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    SPAIN GOES ENGLISH.
    85 3 Whisky, "Gaspers" and London Films. Reuter. Madrid. Spain is becoming more English every Whisky, cocktails' and afternoon tea are taking the place of sherry—they go better with English cigarettes. Two teashops ,on English lines have been opened in Madrid to cater ior the "upper ten." American motor-cars
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    FORTUNE'S BEST JOKE.
    100 3 Lottery Ticket Which Struck Too Firmly. Reuter. Rome. When Alfonso Cuttica. of Tortona. noted for his bad memory, bought a lottery ticket he stuck it on to his bedpost in order not to forget it. The ticket won £2. But Cuttica found it was so firmly stuck
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    FROZEN FIGHTING A FIRE.
    111 3 Wayne, New Jersey. Volunteer Fireman Spencer Smith is none the worse for having t*en frozen solid in helping .o put out a flee. A local schoolhou.se caught fire early on a freeeingly cold morning. Fireman Smith was fig'.itir.g the blaze, when suddenly a powerful stream of
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    SHOOTING GALLERY.
    53 3 Reuter. Washington. A shooting gallery has been constructed in the" east wing of Whi c House, the official residence of President Roosevelt. According to the "New York Times.• it will b» used by the White Hcus? police force and members of the Secret Service for arget practice with
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    “Tribune's” China News Service. THE ANTI-RED CAMPAIGN.
    1407 5 Govt. Victories. (.KXERA'L OFFENSIVE BEGINS. Changsha, Mar. 19. THE Communists under Ho Lung, the notorious Red leader in Hunan, are still active and are overl mining the country-side in western Hunan. Ho has still 3,000 men under his command and they are resorting
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    THE BRITISH IN YUNNAN.
    351 5 Anxiety Felt By Authorities. Nanking, March 18. IN connection with the reported entry of of an armed British force into Yunnan territory for opening up gold mines on the Yunnan-Burma border, the Yunnan provincial authorities are petitioning the Govenment urging that immediate steps be taken for
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    OPIUM EVIL.
    108 5 Plan To Stamp It Out In Kiangsu. Chinkiang, March 20. For the purpose of prohibiting further opium cultivation and smoking in the province the Kiangsu Provincial Government has decided to organise a fecial anti-opium bureau in the province. According to tentative plans, the bureau is to have its
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    BIG CONFERENCE.
    67 5 Leaders Of Nine Provinces Meet. Nanchang, March 18. The administrative leaders from nine Central China provinces are now in Nanchang attending a conference convened by General Chiang Kai Shek for the discussion of measures for making administrative reforms in the provinces concerned. The conference is attended by more
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    HUNGER STRIKE.
    51 5 Tientsin, March 20. Political offenders now imprisoned at Tientsin and Taiyuan have declared a hunger strike as a protest against theii treatment, which they allege to be unsatisfactory. < The authorities have decided to ignor-. their threat. Most of these offendei are Communists recently arrested at these places.—Shanghai
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    SILVER EMBARGO.
    41 5 Canton, Feb. 28. The Canton authorities have issued a proclamation prohibiting the export pt silver from Kwangtung. The order declares that no passenger will be permitted to take more than fifty dollars in silver from Kwangtung "China Times." 1
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    Shipping News & Notices. THE STEERING OF SHIPS.
    1089 6 Shipping News Notices. THE STEERING OF SHIPS. Improving The Efficiency Of Rudders. SOME Notes on Rudders and Steering of ships" was the title of a paper read before the Ins.itution oi Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland last month by Professor T. B. Abell. 0.8. E., M. Eng., Alexander Elder Professor
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    MARITIME MATTERS.
    459 6 Special Sea Session Of Geneva Conference. A HUNDRED years ago the members of the British House of Commons were considering the pros and conj of the press gang sys:em for manning the navy. To-day the evils of impressmen. are a thing of the past, but that there is
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    THE SIGNALS CODE.
    77 6 A recent meeting in London of the standing committee of the International Code of Signals was presided over by Dr. Leslie Burgin, Parliamentary Secre.ary to the Board of Trade. The new code came into general operation at the beginning of this year, bu: there has been no
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    FLOATING HOSPITAL.
    58 6 This summer there may be a floating Spanish hospital in the Irish Sea. More than 3,000 Spanish fishermen, who are leaving in April for six months' fishing there, have petitioned the Minister of Marine for a hospital ship to accompany ihem. The stormy weather and fog which they
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    CUSTOMS BARRIERS.
    451 6 Shanghai Flan To Check Smuggling. i TO stem the rising tide of smuggling hro Shanghai, five customs barriers will be established in the Hongkew and Wayside dis- by he Shanghai Municipal Policy acting in co-operation with the Chinese Maritime Customs, says the "N. D News Authorization for the
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    PILGRIM SERVICES.
    214 6 Exemption From Load Line Convention. The Board of Trade has issued a notice as to the exemption of certain vessels trading in the Far East from certain provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Life and Load Line Convention) Act. The Board has issued instructions as to the
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    DEEP-SEA SAIL TRAINING.
    560 6 The Example Set By Japan. I IN the second report of the "Sea Lion" Sail Training Ship Socie y, Sir William Garthwait c. Bart., the founder and chairman, says that, although the movement to provide this country with a deep-sea sail training ship has no, made any
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    487 7 ■;'///no Shares. Wednesday, 11 a.m. r tin share quotations are t and Co., exchange and I I Buyer.. Sell*™. 6 9 7|Tin 39 41 42 6 43 6cd Mam Tin 15 16 1922 2 00 34 0 35 C Tin 43- 44|- Tin 8- 9!--0 54 0.57c»d
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    Financial News & Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION.
    163 7 Financial News Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION. SPOT RUBBER PRICE OF 5 15/32 d. Highest Quotation Since The Slump. (By Our Financial Corretpondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, noon. To-day's Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), 18 cts., up Vi ct Market Tone: Quiet. Tin (Singapore), fllSMb down* $1 Va' Yesterday's Prices:— London Rubber, 5 15'32d., up
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    MONEY MARKET.
    254 7 Reduction 01 Floating Liabilities. Reuter Wireless. London, April 7. ON the money market this week, despite large dividend disbursements, supplies under the Clearing Banks' oneper cent, charge were again easily absorbed. Business on the discount market was quiet, pending an indication of what use the Government will make
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    TELUK ANSON RUBBER.
    236 7 Profit of $3,787 Last Year. The annual report of the directors of Teluk Anson Rubber Estate, Ltd.. for th? year ended Dec. 31. to be presented at the annual meeting of shareholders on April 20, is as follows: After providing for depreciation and directors' fees, the accounts,
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    THE GOLD RISE.
    97 7 Dividends Filly Per Cent. Higher. Reuter. Capo Town, April 10. STRIKING figures as to the effect of the increased value of gold were shown in the Budget introduced to-day The Minister of Finance said that in spite of increased taxation, mining dividends increased by 51 per cent,
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    WHEAT PRICES.
    149 7 Plan To Fix Minimum Price. Reuter Wireless. Rome, Apr. 7. Proposal* for fixing the minimum price of wheat in international trade were aiscussed at to-day's sitting of the International Wheat Conference. Only six countries out of the 15 represented had time to express their views and, consequently, it
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    TRADING BY BROKERS.
    109 7 Revised U.S. Exchange Bill Permits. Reuter Wireless. Washington, April 10. The Senate Banking Committee adopted the .section of the revised Control Bill relating to the segregation of broker and dealer activities and permitting the new regulatory commission to lay down rules governing the subject. The revised Bill,
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    SHARE MARKET REPORT.
    848 7 Review By Eraser &Co. TI/lESSR3. Fraser and Co., in their weektl 'y snare market report dated April 10, state: Witli the general resumption of business alter the holidays and an improved Lone noticeable in the prices of rubber and tin, theru has been a good turnover in
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    630 7 Rubber Shares. Singapore, Wednesday, 11 ajn. The following rubber share quotation* are Issued by Fraser and Co., and Lyall and Evatt. Issue Value. Fraser Lyau m chares. Co. Evatt 1 Allenby 1.00 1.10 100 1.06 1 Alor Gajah 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.80 IA. Hitam 1.15 1.80 1.15
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      88 7 THE EASTERN BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated In England). SINGAPORE BRANCH 4. D'A'meida Street Authorised and Subscribed Capital £2.000.000 Paid-up-Capital £1.000.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 500.000 HEAD OFFICE LONDON. BRANCHES: Bombay, Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi. Madras, Amara, Baghdad, Bahrein, Basra. Klrkuk. Mosul and Singapore. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and money received on Fixed Deposit
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      279 7 SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 1 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore. WedDflßdaj, noon. Buyer*. Sell»ra. R.S.S. equal tc London Standard, Spot <loose > 18 18'» do. (FOB.) 18 516 18 716 Slandard R.S.S. on Tender: Anril 18'h 184 May June 184 18% JulySep*\ U Oct.jD'.c. 18% 19 Jan.' March 19 19% Tone
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      858 8 I f j j Gala premiere JiffHUffAl 3.15-6.15-9.15 r mV m\r* I I *\\m on houF II TO-DAY km M m %mM >efore each performance. 0;■'; jj CRITICS THE WORLD OVER HAVE ACCLAIMED IT THE GREATEST FILM ANY COUNTRY HAS YET MADE Jj LONDON. PARIS. NEW YORK. 71 "Catherine the
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW- TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    154 9 VESSELS IN PORT. Thedens," 2.070 tons, from and to Patembeng. Hun Hong Liong," 1.617 tons, from Biid to Sourabaya. Tidou,' 872 tons, from and to St. Pandi -Somersetshire," 9.647 tons, from Hongkong to Southampton. "Hong Ho." 246 tons, from Trengtaiiu 8-4. to
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    HARBOUR BOARD.
    131 9 6HIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE. Singapore. April 11. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Rajula 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Ranchi 18: Gleniffer 14; Talma 13; Nieuw Zeeland 9: Anhui 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Gambada 30: Thurland Castle, O. L. Gewang and Siput
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    91 9 Mails from Batavia and Palembang by 3*itu>planp are expected at the General PosrVQffiee. Singapore, at 5 p.m. to-day. FroirXEurope 1 London mails despatched on March 22. by the "Corfu," due at Penang to-morrow. From Chn% and Japan by the "Ranchi." due at Singapore at 10 a.m. to-day. From
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.
    213 9 Commencing with the aeroplane leaving Singapore on the 15th instant a new time table for Imperial Airways Service will be in operation. The aeroplane on its homeward flight will leave Singapore at 5.15 a.m. each Sunday and will call at Kuala Lumpur at 7 a.m. and at Penang
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    MONEY MARKET
    189 9 I SELLING. Singapore, April 11. London 4 months' sight 2;4 Uttfl London 3 months' sight 24 533 London 60 days' sight 2|4 9J64 London 30 days' sight 2j4Va London demand Jg JgJ London T.T. J 4 Lyons and Paris demand »v» Hamburg demand New York demand Batavia and
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    PRODUCE.
    210 9 Singapore. April 11. R. (Siarcu W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $99 R. (Siami W. Coast N. 2 per Koyan $95 Rice, B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $85 Rice, B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $82 Siam, No.l n tt $1(54 Siam, No 2 $145 Siam, No. 3
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    AMUSEMENTS
    64 9 ALHAMBRA.—Lew Ayres in "Cross Country Cruise." APOLLO —"Naksh E-Sulemani." CAPlTOL.—"Catherine The Great." EMPIRE Hell Below." GREAT WORLD—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Dean's Grand Opera, Chinese Wayangs, Talkies, etc. MARLBOROUGH —Shashi Punhoo." NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, cinemas, etc. PAVILION.—"Design For Living." RITZ. Double attraction: "No Greater Love" and
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    SERIOUS SHORTAGE.
    126 9 English Water Problem Becoming Acute. Reuter Wireless. London. April 9. A feature of the resumption of the House of Commons after Easter was Mr. MacDonald's announcement that owing to the country's serious water shortage the Government had decided that emergency measures must be taken. The Minister for Health
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    RETIRING MINISTER.
    95 9 Farewell To British Community In Siam. (fern Our Otffl Correspondent./ Bangkok, April 10. The British Minister to Siam, Mr. C P J Dormer, M.V.0., who is retiring has sent a letter to the Press in which he states that he will carry away the happiest recollections of acquaintances
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    MINISTER OF FINANCE.
    44 9 Wins Prize In A State Lottery. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. April 10. A consolation prl2e in the Siamese State New Year Lottery, drawn on Sunday, was drawn by the Minister of Finance. The value of the prize is over £100.
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      585 9 SINGAPORE HOTELS '•"•■MnmiuißiiimiinmiiuiiiiiiiiittMinißfiii inj r i i i it,i i i •t: fßi.T«i«iiiiii)iimuiiniiiiiiiiiin'iiiiiiiiin ntiwnii««r■. j^HiuiiauitmnintniPtniuiiwninmii^ LANKA HOTEL I (Established 1905). The Only Boarding r w ..-8 I and Lodging House Five Ml ules w I with special terms may be from Railway St; i 1 y ery Comfort and arranged
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      187 9 [POSTAL INTELLIGENCE SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE. TO-DAY. Kemaman, Kemasek, Dungun, Trengganu and Besut (Asdang) 2 p.m. 1 Kretay (Valaya) 2 p.m. Hoihow (Anhui) 2 p.m. Sarawak and Sibu (Vyner Brooke) 3 p.m. Pontianak (Khoen Hoea) 3 p.m. Tongkal and Djambi (Tohiti) 3 p.m. Banka Island, Pladjoe and Palembang (Pahud) 3 p.m.
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      67 9 DAILY WEATHER REPORT. Malayan Meteorological Service. Last Yesterday. Night. Max. Bright Mm. Temp. Rainfall. Sunshine. Temp. Stations. Deg. P. Inches. Hours. Deg.F. Alor Star 92 0.17 6.9 73 Si iawan 87 Nil 4.1 71 K. Trengganu No Report. Buklt Jcram 89 Nil 7.5 72 Malacca 83 Nil 0.7 73 Singapore:
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      193 9 WHAT'S ON? Public Functions And Sports Fixtures, TO-DAY, APRIL 11. High Tides.—B.39 a.m., 9.44 p m Rotary Club Dinner, Goodwood Park Hotel, 8 p.m. Football: S.A.F.A. League. Third Divi?°lP n o" B, 'r Union v straits Cattle i.F.C., Jalan Besar Stadium, 5.15 P.m.; Johore, Jorinthians v. J.CFA J C.S.C. Padang.
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    THE TEST MATCHES.
    840 10 A USTRALIA'S cricketers are now nearing England's shores, and speculation is rife as to the issue of the Test Matches against England's chosen during the coming summer. After facing two of the weaker counties, Worcestershire and Leicestershire, and Cambridge University during the earlier part of May, enabling
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    26 10 Mr. Tom A. Slack, manager for the British American Tobacco Co., Ltd., in j Bangkok, has left Siam on retirement and will settle down in Dorset.
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    21 10 The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal has been awarded to Pte. J. E. Skelton, of the Malay States Volunteer Regiment.
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    26 10 Dr. K. Natarajan, M.8., 8.5., Asst. Medical Officer, Kelantan, is in Singapore on three weeks' leave. He is staying with his elder brother, Mr. K. Subramanyam.
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    26 10 A lecture on "Spiritualism and Theosophy" will be delivered at the Singapore Lodge of the Thecsophical Society, 13, Dnoby Ghaut (2nd Floor), to-morrow at 6.30 p.m.
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    32 10 During the absence on leave of Lieut.Col. P. Power, M.8., R.A.M.C., the duties of Senior Medical Officer and 0.C., R.A.M.C., Malaya Command, will be performed by Major A. S. If. Winder, R.A.M.C.
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    31 10 Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake and Mr. James Robertson, who went to Bangkok to confer with representatives of the Siamese Government, regarding the possibilities of rubber restriction, have returned to Malaya.
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    37 10 By courtesy of Amalgamated Theatres. Ltd., the half-price concession to members of the Services has been extended as follows: Capitol, Alhambra and Marlborough, all performances; Pavilion, all performances except 9.15 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
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    45 10 His Excellency the High Commissioner, with the approval of His Majesty the King, has been pleased to aopoint Mr. Thomas Reginald Amery Windeatt to be an Unofficial Member of the Federal Council for a further period of three years with effect from the 22nd inst.
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    60 10 News was received by cable yesterday by Mr. R. Dana, late of the Municipal Building Department, Singapore, of the death of his father, Mr. Alfred A. Dana, late of the Singapore Oil Mills and a very old resident of Singapore, at his home in Manipay, Jaffna, Ceylon after a short
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    83 10 Baron Girard de Soucanton, onetime officer in the Imperial Russian Navy and wartime aide-de-camp to the Grand Duke Michae 1 died in Harbin recently Baron de Soucanton, who was 49 years old, was widely known in Shanghai where he leaves a widow and a daughter He was formerly employed in
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    Topics Of The Day. Attention, “Shellony”!
    107 10 JAPAN'S Minister of Commerce and Industry thinks that the proper price of petrol is about 40 s6n a gallon (i.e. 'somewhere between 32 and 49 sen"), according to a statement made by him before the special committee of the House of Representatives on the
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    Goodwill Tour.
    137 10 SINGAPORE extends a warm welcome to the Rt. Hon. John Greig Latham, P.C., Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, who is arriving by air from Java to-day in the course of his goodwill tour. He sailed from Melbourne on Mar. 17, and before he returns to Australia he will
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    Egregious Eamon.
    167 10 DE VALERA, the Spanish-American who runs the Irish Free State, does not improve with experience. Indeed, he becomes steadily worse, and the only hope is that the people of the Free State we slowly beginning to realise what a menace he is to them. His bitter hatred }f
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    The A.A.M.
    266 10 nriHE second annual report of the Automobile Association of Malaya for the year ended Dec. 31. 1933, has just been issued. It shows that the membership increased during the year from 1,920 to 2,499, which is considered satisfactory in view of the heavy was;age. It is estimated that
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    Passing Thoughts
    495 10 By "Looker-On" I i WELL done, Malaya's hockey team! The boys have done splendidly. And Ipoh will say it is because so many Perak men were taken. There has been a marked decrease in bankruptcy in the F.M.S., says an official report. Happier days are here again. Siam
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    ON OTHER PAGES.
    54 10 ADI-DRAVIDAS OF MALAYA, on P CHINA NEWS, on page 5. SPORTS NEWS, on pages 14 a :d I* CLUB DIARY, on 15. RADIO PROGRAMME, on page 16 l 6 EUGENICS NEEDED T N CHIN A on SHANGHAI SUICIDE SENSATION. 1 OUR READERS' VIEWS, on page 1» EARLIER
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    A PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE KING OF RUMANIA.
    149 11 AIMED AT HIS MISTRESS. I bombs in railway STATION. I L aders Arre.ted. I I'lan To Abduct Mme. Lupescu. Reuter. Vienna, April 10. ACCORDING to Bukharest reports, a melodramatic plot wa > discovered to assasinate King Carol and abduct Mme. l.upescu to-night
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    ALWAYS IN TROUBLE.
    313 11 Loves And Adventures Of King Carol. Ever since King Carol returned to the throne in 1930 his association with the beautiful, auburn-haired Mme. Lupescu has been the cause of bitter various time she has been to return to exert domination whicnsJt is claimed is inimical to the
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    HOWLER INJURED.
    47 11 Misfortune For Australian Test Team. Aden, April 10. is the "Orford" was putting in* here, O'Reilly, star barter, tripped on the deck and fell heavily, jarring his wrists. The doctors are unable to say whether bones are broken, but it is thought to be unlikely.—Reuter.
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    GANDHI'S CHANGED ATTITUDE.
    203 11 Indian Government Responding. Bombay, Apri, IC. THE gradual release of ail civil disobedience prisoners, except those convicted of sedition, is expected to follow Mr. Gandhi's statement. The Government is likely to take the view that Mr. Gandhi's statement ha- profoundly affected the situation throughout the country and
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    GOODWILL MISSION.
    142 11 Mr. J. G. Latham Arriving To-Day. THE Rt. Hon. Mr. J. G. Latham. PCDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs in the Australian Commonwealth Government, will arrive in Singapore this afternoon by air from Java. As announced yesterday, Mr. Lathr.m is coming here as head of the
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    IRISH DEADLOCK.
    162 11 Statement In The House Of Commons. Reuter Wireless. London, April 9. The Anglo-Irish dispute was raised at question-time in the House of Commons, when Mr. Thomas declared that Britain was very willing to resume discussions with the Free State with a view to the settlement of all questions,
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    TENSION IN NORTH CHINA.
    283 11 Japanese Threat. TROOPS MASSED IN CHARHAR. Shanghai. Apr. 11. TT is rur*toured that the Japanese troops in North China yre threatening to occupy the cities of Meiym and Tsunhua, which lie to the north of Peipi ag. A Japanese plane scouted over Tsunhua for two hours
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    NEARING SIXPENCE.
    64 11 Rubber's Highest Mark Since Slump. THE spot price for rubber in London yesterday was 5-15 32d. This is the highest point reached since recovery from slump conditions besan. The opinion that scheme of con*roi. embracing all the rubber produc r»j counr*ies. will soon be cv>fo-r«=d is as strong
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    RASH DRIVING CASE.
    69 11 An error occurred in the report published yesterday of a case in which a Malay and a Chinese were charged with :ach driving. Shaik Peera. the Malay driver, who was acquitted, was driving a Baby Austin. Ng Ah Ching. who was found guiity and fined $30, was
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    ARMS EXPENDITURE IN GERMANY.
    383 11 Treaty Not Violated. REPLY TO BRITISH QUESTIONS. Reuter Wireless. London, April 9. official cf the Wilheimstrasse, in an interview with Reuter, justified the increased Army estimates as the Army was to be entirely reorganised on a basis of a short term service militia. The 50,000,000 marks
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    HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
    158 11 Accused Remanded For Further Inquiries. THE Chinese coolie and sub-contractor Tan Am and Tan Tiang, who are charged with removing high explosives from one place to another without a permit, and dealing in gelignite and detonators without a licence, made another appearance before the S2cond Magistrate (Mr. N.
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    TOKYO ARREST.
    79 11 New Zealander Charged With Communism. Tokyo, April 11. AS a result of the preliminary examination the metropolitan police of Tokyo have indicted Professor W. M Bickerton. a Zealander engaged at the Japanese Higher School on a charge of conspiring to disturb public order. The pplice declare that Bickerton
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    SINGAPORE-SHANGHAI AIR LINE.
    118 11 Important Joint Scheme Being Discussed. PRELIMINARY negotiations, it is be- lieved, are being conducted for an ambitious scheme to inaugurate a Singapore-Hongkong-Shanghai air lin3 by the British and Chinese Governments in the near future. No retails at all are available in Singapore. It i.s understood that whatever
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    CRUSHED BY TRUCK WHEELS.
    198 11 Bones On The Track. SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IN SINGAPORE. nnHIS morning, near the light railway level crossing in Ceylon Road, an Indian coolie slipped while alighting from a railway truck and was seriously injured by the wheels of the truck. His left leg was crushed from the
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    First European Divorce In Perak.
    315 12 DECREE NISI MADE ABSOLUTE. Problem Of Domicile. PETITION OF MRS. HUMPHRYS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 10. JN the Ipoh Supreme Court yesterday Mr. Justice Mudie made absolute a decree nisi granted on Nov. 17, 1933, to Mrs. Florence Humphrys, wife of Captain Humphreys,
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    JOHNSON NO LONGER DICTATOR.
    191 12 Ultimatum To Ford Company. Reuter Wireless. Washington. April 10. HENCEFORTH the N.R.A. will "go department store" and responsibility will be sub-divided, instead of Mr. Johnson running everything. With 400 codes and 3.000 employees to control Mr. Johnson is finding it necessary to deal personally with the
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    LOCAL RADIO.
    129 12 Stations Heard I>ast Night. ZGE KUALA LUMPUR (48 Metres): StroHg but suffered from bad atmospherics and fading—good quality. BANDOENG (49 and 58 Metres): Strong but reception was marred by atmospherics. MEDAN (60 Metres): Also suffered from fading and bad atmospherics. EMPIRE TRANSMISSIONS: 16-metre was strong but subject to
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    ACID-THROWER SENT TO PRISON.
    747 12 Sequel To Crime Two Years Old. SENTENCE of two years' rigorous imprisonment was passed yesterday by the District Judge. Mr. H. A. Forrer, on Leong Hong, a Cantonese who, nearly two years ago, threw a tin of corrosive substance on the face of a compatriot while
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    ALLEGED ATTACK.
    114 12 Tamil In Hospital With Knife Wounds. Ramalinga Thevar. a well-known local Tamil, who is office-bearer to many communal sangams of that community in Singapore, was yesterday alleged to have been attacked with a knife while in bed in his house 14 Omar Road. The man sustained many injuries
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    PRISON ASSAULT.
    346 12 I Fate Of Man Who Said He Was Informer. I j AS reported yesterday, a verdict to the effect that death was due to grievous hurt, voluntarily caused by four Chinese, was returned at the conclusion of the inquest on the death of a Chinese prisoner named Ah
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    "Cross Country Cruise" At Athambra.
    176 12 THE CINEMAS. Universal pictures present a really good story in "Cross Country Cruise," now at the Alhambra. Lots can happen on a bus journey from New York to San Francisco. For instance a husband murders his wife in a highly original manner and disposes of
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    LIVESTOCK & TRADES EXHIBITION.
    388 12 LIVESTOCK TRADES EXHIBITION. Varied Attractions At Old Racecourse. THE Livestock and. Trades Exhibition which is to be held at the old racecourse will be opened by the Hon. Mr. Andrew Caldecott. Officer Administering the Gcvernment, at 4.30 p.m. to-morrow. Many ousiness houses are taking the opportunity of "advertising their goods,
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    42 12 For using his premises at Trafalgar Estate, Punggol Road, for the purpose of fruit preserving, without first obtain ing a licence from the Chairman, Rural Board, a Chinese named Cheng Geek Boey was fined $25. yesterday, by the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. Whitton
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    “CATHERINE THE GREAT.”
    602 12 To-Day's Attraction At The Capitol. rwas her wedding night. She was a young and beautiful Princess, and at a noonday ceremony she had been toe bade of a handsome yonig Prince, heir to his country's throne. Her bridal night! The Royal bedchamber was a magnificent room hung
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    HAD A DAGGER.
    108 12 Woman Sentenced On Two Charges. A surprise raid by Revenue officers, headed by Mr. Pearce. was made on a house in Kampong Wayang Satu at 11 a.m. on Monday. It resulted on a Chinese v.funan, Goh Ah. being charged yesterday oefore the District Judge (Mr. H. A.
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    AUTOMOBILE untitled MEETING.
    677 12 Singapore Branch, STEADY INCREASE h MEMBERSHIP. JLffR. F.J. L.Mayjrer pr sided*, annual meeting of branch of the Automobile tion of Malaya, which w- d< yesterday, and in th* speech said:— The report and accounts ol tht committee and of the Sin* of the Association for th. Dec.
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    DEPOSITORS SHOULD PAY INTEREST.
    446 13 I in so Of Unemployment. !Ii I'lSH FINANCIER INTERVIEWED. p .M»rs British economist, newsproprietor and President of nt-British Film CorporaIsidore Ostreer, author of mqucst of Gold" told a Tribune reporter this morn>o trd the "Ranchi" in an exi t rview, that the true mean".Money" was understood
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    BURNT TO DEATH.
    133 13 Woman's Terrible Injuries While Praying. uiental death by burning"' was oner's verdict yesterday when i- 'i into the case of a 39-year-inese woman of Grove Road who the General Hospital on the a day after she had been over her body in her house, i. tated in
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    ALLEGED LIBEL.
    71 13 Against Benefit Fund Officials. Our Oum Correspondent.) Penang, April 10. been filed in the Supreme W H. Jambu. until last year arv of the Subordinate Civil nefit Fund, against the Presi--President. hon. secretary, urer and fourteen members of 1 mittee. alleged, arising from certain documents issued to the
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    FAR-EAST GAMES.
    386 13 Sensation At Delegates' Conference. Shanghai, April 10. CANCELLATION of the Far Eastern Olympic Games scheduled to open in Manila on May 12 looms following the hreak-down of the conference of the preparatory committee which the Japanese insisted on the inclusion of Manchukuo and the Chinese firmly opposed it
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    KEEN STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY.
    861 13 Second Division League Leaders Clash. NEITHER side having lost even a point so far, a keen struggle for supremacy ensued yesterday when the key match between the second strings of the Chinese and the Wilts came to be played at Anson Road in the Seccnd Division
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    WILL DISPUTE IN COURT.
    471 13 Estate Of Mr. Tan Guan Hap. > A S I concerning the administration Ge?ahty yeSterday before Mr. 'justice The plaintiffs are Tan Jtfo Hern and' Tan Joo Choon, who claim to be bene-' planes under the will of the testator. Stevens re P reSen ted by
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    HONOUR SLAYING.
    87 13 Mrs. Massie Again In News. Reuter Wireless. M Geneva, Apr. 4. RS. Thalia Massie, the central figure in the Honolulu honour slaying case in 1932, was removed to hospital on her arrival from New York. She ia said to be suffering from neuritis. The steward heard groans from
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    WIDESPREAD FORGER PLOT.
    182 13 Scotland Yard Helps It Polish Police. Tii'v i Reuter Wireless. Warsaw, April 9 THE co-operation of the Polish pol t' and detectives from Scotland Yard believed to have resulted in the d: t i covery of a widespread internatioi forgery plot, in which it is compui £250.000
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    M.F.A. COUNCIL MEETING:
    547 14 Suspensions Discussed. I l GENERAL STATEMENT PREMATURE. MEETING of the M.F.A. Council was held on Tuesday evening at the Malay Volunteer Club, with Mr. Haji Manjoor Sahib Maricar, the Acting President, in the chair. Beskfc the delegates of Kota Raja Club, Maiayu Kebaktian Raja Club, Shakar Kamar
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    SEMI-FINALS OF S.C.C. TENNIS.
    239 14 Donnell And Deineny Win Hard Match. r r O semi-finals of the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament were played yesterday. In the Godown Doubles Handicap A. G. Hay and Roy Smith found a useful pair opposed to them in G. F. Clifford and E. J. Cassels. The
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    MALAYA UNBEATEN.
    48 14 Fourth And Final Match Won. (From Our Own Correspondent J Hongkong. April 10. MALAYA beat the United Services I—o this afternoon, thus maintaining an unbeaten record, at hockey, their previous matches having ended as follows: Beat Hongkong Civilian!; J—2. beat Honekong Combined I—o, beat Macao I—o.
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    S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    222 14 Results And Ties In Handicap Tournament. Results and ties in the lawn tennis handicap tournament at the S.C.R.C. are as follows:— MONDAY'S RESULTS. Yap Ah Chuan (owe 15) lost to T. H. Oh (owe 61 3—6, Lee Fong Lim, (scr.) lost to Evan Wong (owe 15) 2—6,
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    CHINESE UNBEATEN.
    396 14 Seven Goals In Third Division Match. AT the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday the S.C.F.A. 11l inflicted a crushing defeat on the S.H.B. Junior Service Club by the margin of five goals to two, in the Third Division of the S.A.F.A. League. The Chinese successfully employed long passing tactics
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    S.A.F.A, LEAGUES.
    341 14 Competition Tables Up To Date. LATEST positions in the S.A.F.A. League and Commercial Cup competitions are as follows: FIRST DIVISION. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. See 5 4 0 1 14 5 9 RAF 4 3 10 9 6 6 Wiltshire 4' 2 2 0
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    116 14 Johore State Championship Tournament. Entries are now being received for the open lawn tennis championship meeting tor the Staie of Johore. Application forms may be had from the Mr. F. M. Still, honorary secretary of the Johore 1..T.A.. co the P.W.D., Johore Bahru. The lo!lowing events will be
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    New Malay Team Give Plucky Display On League Debut. Exciting finale In Padang Match.
    884 14 Late Effort Saves S.C.C. From Defeat. THE Malays, making their first appearance in the First Division of the S.A.F.A. League yesterday on the Padang, put up a good display and after being the first to score
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    COMMENTS ON THE PLAY.
    508 14 Young Malays' Plucky Display. (By "ECHO:') It seems paradoxical to say that a team who had nine-tenths of the play were lucky to win. Yet the S.C.C. can count themselves indeed fortunate in obtaining both points from this match To attack and fritter away easy chances
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    E.S.A.M. GOLF.
    82 14 Annual Competition At The Garrison G.C. The annual golf competition of the ex-Services Association of Malaya (Singapore branch) will be held at the Garrison G.C. on Sunday, April 29, commencing at 9 a.m. It will take the form of a flag competition, over nine holes, on handicap. Entrance
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    S.C.C.v.S.R.C.
    102 14 Padang Cricket Derby On April 21 And 22. The following have been invited play for the S.C.C. v. the S.R.C. on 21 and 22 at the S.C.C.: R. A. Ashworth, G. Carr, F. W W. R. M. Haxworth, P. W. Holt, Dr H Hopkins, C. G. Jenner, W. H.
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    S.A.F.A AND THE MALAYS. Player's Letter.
    377 15 :ie S.A.F.A and the (I nmer" writes: v*ry much your 6th inst.. 1. as an M.F.A. piayer. feel j ts of the M.FA. hon. i representative re- of the S.AJ.A. :o pass without ven- i views on this un..r 00 of the twenty i
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    B.H.B.P. BEAT ANSON B.P.
    72 15 the Bachelors' Home B.P. Anson B P by 6 games to names first Of Penc Nam bea' Lee I —12. 15—9: P T. Paul lost Hai 5—15. 2—15: Lim Teck Koh Puay Chim 13—13 Ben beat Soh Kee Chang Chin Han beat 3 B eng 15—
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    SOCCER IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    163 15 Paid Players Not Wanted. THE suggestion that professional soccer should be introduced into South Africa in order to prevent their star players accepting engagements with English League Ciubs is causing a "storm" in Union amateur circles. "Practically the whole of the South African public is strongly
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    HAROLD LARWOOD.
    119 15 London. March 27. April 16. will be an important date in English cricket, for then it will be decided whether Harold Larwood. the Nottinghamshire fast bowler, is likely to play against the Australians. On that day. for the first time since his operation, he will test the foot
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    ST. GREGORY'S B.P.
    110 15 The Shield presented by Mr. Tan Chin Yone will be competed for between the different •Houses" of the St. Gregory's B P in a tournament commencing or. Saturday at 4 p.m.: HOUSES. A Thoncr Soo Yong. Mun Ah Her, Scow Sect Yong. Syn Man Chik. Choy Ah
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    PING-PONG TOURNAMENT.
    103 15 The Singapore Amateur Weight-Lifters Association will hold a ping-pong tournament early in May. on league system •best of five sets). Mr Tan Soo Chye. President, has offered to present suitable prizes to the winner and runners-up. Entries close on May 5 'fee 20 cents'*. The following gentlemen have
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    SOCCER FRIENDLY.
    75 15 Suan's XI v. the luvenile F. C. on Sunday at their ground. Outram Road: Soh Peng Keong. Chung Wah Chong. H X Koh. G S. Tan. Ng Eng Kwee. Soh Khoon Guan, Koh Keng Kee Loh Peng Nam. Yeo Sim Lim. Soh Teck Lam. Tan Sek Kay. and
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    WOMEN'S TESTS.
    175 15 Australia's Invitation To England. THE Australian Women's Cricket Association i says a message from Sydney > has invited the English Women's Cricket Association to send a team to Austraoa in December. When that invitation is received it will be accepted. A member of the Engiish association said: "We
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    “HOBBS.” GATES.
    138 15 A Great Compliment To The Surrey Idol. When the new wall is ccniple ed a. the Oval, the main entrance is to be furnished with gates bearing the name of .he mos' famous Surrey ba'.smar. Hcbbs has already cabled from India to the commit ee expressing his approval
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    95 15 Borotra Backs Great Britain To Win. I Basing his predictions on what he jokingly called his -great theory of probabilities." Jean Borotra. the French tennis piayex. said in mail week: "England has 50 chances out of 100 to retain the Davis Cup. the United States has 25
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      395 15 CLUB DIARY. IThere are numerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of the members of which are readers of the ■Malaya Tribune." This Diary is provided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-date and complete. Havpeninas cf general interest will still be 'included in the
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    WIFE'S DELIGHT AT HUSBAND'S LOSS
    199 16 30 Pounds Of Fat! Here is something all wives of fat men will be glad to know It is the experience of a woman who c husband recently weighed 16 st. G lbs. She writes: "I really feel I must write and tell you that,
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    NO CHIP OF OLD BLOCK.
    95 16 Grandson Thrown Down Well And Disowned. Belgrade. BECAUSE his wife threw him down a well Zhivojn Rankovitch, a 40-year old peasant, has been disowned by his grandfather—for unmanly conduct. Zhivojn was taken from the well in an exhausted state after clinging to a rope for
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    25 16 The Police Band performance, originally fixed for Thursday at Telok Ayer at 5.15 p.m., has been postponed to Saturday, at the same place and time.
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    P.A.M. MEETING.
    108 16 Three Candidates For The Chairmanship. rERE are several candidates for office at the 37th annual meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, April 21. Candidates for the post of chairman are: Mr. R. S. Chantler, United Patani Estate, Sungei
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    STABBED ALL OVER.
    91 16 Alleged Quarrel Over Money Matters. An alleged quarrel between two Indian* in Omar Road, off Boat Quay, on Monday afternoon resulted in one of the participants sustaining a series of stab wounds. It appears that during an argument over money matters, one of the men drew a
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    KING'S HOUSE.
    129 16 Monday, April 2. Mr and Mrs. U. A. Currie had luncheon at "The Lodge," Fraser's Hill. Tuesday, April 3. His Excellency and Mrs. Caldecott attended by the Personal Staff, left Fraser'-, Hill for Kuala Lumpur His Excellency and Mrs. Caldecott dined with the Hon. Mr. M. B. Shelley
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    ESCAPING GAS.
    79 16 A large crowd gathered at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Selefle Road on Monday afternoon to watch the Fire Brigade deal with a fire which was caused by escaping gas. It appears that a leak had sprung fn one of the underground pipes and th<* gas
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    57 16 Following are the numbers of arrivals from and of departures to the Madras Presidency for the month of March, 1934. Arrivals (State-aided), (figures supplied by Travelling Inspectors), 3 adults, 4 minors 2 infants. Arrivals (ctheis). (figures supplied by Travelling Inspectors), 1,941 adults, 124 minors 104 infants. Departure- '(figures supplied by
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    EUGENICS NEEDED IN CHINA.
    622 16 Improving The Racial Stock. «CJINCE the Mukden incident of Sept. »5 18, 1931, there has been much talk about the necessity of a national rebirth but just how this is to be effected, there is a great diversity of opinion. Political reform, economic development, rural rehabilitation,
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    MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS.
    108 16 Yesterday the teachers and pupils of the Anglo-Chinese Secondary School were treated to a musical recital by Mr. C. W. Chylinski, a well-known compose: who is passing through Singapore on the "President Van Buren." The boys" enjoyment of the recital was greatly increased by Mr. Chylinski's
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    WATER SWALLOWS VILLAGES.
    102 16 Reuter. Bucharest, Rumania. Several villages have been flooded and a large number are being evacuated owing to fear of inundation, following the sudden melting of the snows acound the rivers Bruth and Barlad. The suburbs of the town of Barlad, from which the river takes its name,
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    COLLAPSED IN CELL.
    30 16 A Chinese against vvhom a charge of fortune-telling was pending collapsed whilst being detained in the Police Court cell yesterday. Hta f«B tal.cn to boaptta] bp urrtbul-
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    ROUND MALAYA IN FIVE MINUTES. Penang.
    44 17 ok place after a short ill— idence 54, Green Hall, on ol Madam Yeoh Chuan Ee. Ong Tat Cheang, of Messrs. Penang. The deceased, s her husband, a son, Ong and two daughters, Ong and Ong Guat Ewe.
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    Perak.
    345 17 detective constable named was charged before Inche I class Magistrate, Teluk h illegally arresting three Is ra her, father and daughter, (state, Teluk Anson, last bout a warrant of arrest, is postponed. of his departure 10 Sabak n promotion as Assistant DisInche Mohtar bin Mat Shah. Magistrate, Teluk Anson,
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    NO DINNER PARTIES.
    101 17 Restrictions Imposed Against Chekiang Officials. Shanghai. March 20. According to word reaching here, the Cmkiung Provincial Government is orously pushing forward the •'New Lite' movement in that province. To start with the Chekiang authorihave decided to impose restrictions u! the clothes of government employees. According* to the
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    CANTON FINANCE.
    89 17 Slump In Value Of Banknotes. Hongkong. March 18. Canton is now being threatened with another financial crisi6. Beginning from this afternoon, the market value of provincial and Canton city banknotes recorded another drop from 90 cents to the dollar to 81.82 cents. Further drop is anticipated. Rumours are
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    THE TWO SOUTH-WEST ORGANS.
    375 17 Canton Leaders Against Their Abolition. "{\F late there have been many reports U in circulation to the effect that General Chen Chi-tang, Commander-in-Chief of the Kwangtung forces, has decided to give his full support to the National Government. and that the South-west Political Council and the
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    THE SILK TRADE.
    242 17 Fast Approaching Bankruptcy. Shanghai, March 22. T H fi, k fln f n f ia in Chinese ting Bll mo f r a e Ct0 in r is getaccordrng to iX&mSS!? Ulll *a*»ble. circles. "»'->* maion from business CWnisTsnk^f' of ™*et for solvprt t« k all local
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    TEACHERS' PLIGHT.
    102 17 15,000 Spanish Schools Without Staffs. Reuter. Madrid. Spanish school teachers have united in a joint protest against the Government's present methods of substituting State schools for religious schools. They complain that:—1. 15.000 schools in Spain are without staffa although 6.00Q teachers have been unemployed for the last two
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    OIL CONFERENCE.
    83 17 U.S. Magnates Leave For Europe. Reuter. New York, Apr. 7. AN important oil conference is being held in Europe with the object of balancing supjply and demand. It is stated in the newspaper that is the object of the departure during the past few days of several prominent
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    SHANGHAI SUICIDE SENSATION.
    640 17 Oil King's Death. dlRL SECRETARY TAKES POISON. Shanghai, March 25 a SENSATION has been causcd here by the suicide of Mr. C. C. Julian, aged 52, who is "wanted in Oklahoma to face charges of fraudulent share pushing in connection with oil companies. He found refuge in
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    OUR READER'S VIEWS. Letters To The Editor.
    96 18 [Our reader are invited to write to us on subjects of public interest, it must be understood that the "Malaya Tribune" does not necessarily endorse opinions expressed by correspodents. LETTERS SHOULD BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE, preferably typewritten (double spacing), and on one
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    The People's Paper.
    74 18 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir,—I am a constant reader of your valuable paper. It seems to be very popular, and I have heard many say "I want only the 'Tribune' because it is worth while subscribing to." As for me, I can confidently say it is
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    A Malay Custom.
    135 18 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir,—It has been customary throughout Johore that the Malay subjects have to address members of the Royal iamily, such as "Tengku" and "Ungku," by using the words "Hamba Tengku" and "Hamba Ungku" or "Patek' instead of "saya." These are all words of
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    Non-European Unemployed.
    212 18 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir,—Would you be kind enough to let us know, through your widely read journal, what steps are being taken by Government and the Non-European Unemployment Fund, to remedy the situation of the unemployed, whose relief is at present being suspended or discontinued, as
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    Mickey Mouse Club.
    337 18 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir—Members of the Mickey Mouse Club will undoubtedly agree with me that this club is being run to the dissatisfaction of many a member. At least I know of many who are dissatisfied. If it had not been a Cinema Club/ its
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    A Consul's Speech.
    398 18 (To the "Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir—Dr. Philip Tyau has stated that certain Chinese are lacking in public spirit. If he thinks that the Chinese could help the police in tracing the Pope joy murderer, as no doubt a very few could, why doesn't he, as the head
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    Equality.
    47 18 "Justice" sends a reply to the writer of a letter in another paper. The point of the observations made is that there should be no racial distinctions in employment—salaries should be levelled up, with brains and education counting, "and not the colour of a man's skin."
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    WAGES FOR CONVICTS?
    71 18 Suggestion Of A Canadian Woman M.P. Reuter. Ottawa. The payment of wages to convicts in Canadian penitentiaries has been proposed in the House of Commons by Miss Agnes Macphail, the only woman member. The convicts would work at trades, according to the plan suggested by Miss Macphail,
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    STUCK STAMPS ON CHICKENS!
    53 18 Reuter. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil All livestock for sale must bear stamps to defray the cost of sanitary Inspection. Thus the order went forth from the City Fathers. The Sanitary Inspectors found that their main Job was to stock stamps of live—and ■truggling—chickens. The order has
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    NOISE IN COFFIN.
    87 18 Man Demands Exhumation— After Four Years. Reuter. Stockholm. Visit:ng the grave of his sister soon after her funeral four years ago, a Gothenburg man thought he heard the sound of scratching inside the coffin. At the time he dismissed the matter from his mind—but ever since he
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    CHINA'S FARMERS.
    39 18 Shanghai, Mar. 21. According to latest estimate made by the Ministry of Finance there are 1,126,000.000 mou of land under cultivation in China, not Including Manchuria and Jehol. The total number of farmers are 296,843,995 persons.—"Shun Pao."
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    INTEREST IN GOLD SHARES.
    84 19 \|ono|> ,se Attention In London. London, April 6. ii nge to-day gold 0..2iiin monopohsod Kaffir basing hopes :n taxation being an- th African Budget to April 10. ,!-the-accou'nt conany great activity, tinued strong. rally, ruled quiet, inties were more oi market awaiting the dealings on Monday
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    SIR ROBERT PEEL.
    84 19 Death At The Age Of Thirty-six. London. April 6. THE death is announced of Sir Robert Peel, husband of Beatrice Lillie, the actress, and great grandson of the famous Prime Minister who founded the Metropolitan Police Force and was the original "bobby."—Reuter Wireless. Sir Robert, who was
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    WARDERS ARRESTED.
    45 19 Reuter Wireless. Linz, April 6. The Governor of the prison here and three head warders nave been arrested in connection with the escape of four prominent Socialists and two Nazis on Monday night, and the prison has been placed under military guard.—Reuter Wireless.
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    LOCUST PLAGUE.
    115 19 British Scientist's Flans To Combat It. Reuter Wireless. London. April 5. MR. H. H. King, formerly entomologist to the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Government will sail to-morrow for North Rhodesia, where he will engage on experiments in a specially fitted aeroplane designed to spray finely powdered sodium arsenite. Mr. King
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    A NOTED ENGINEER.
    139 19 Death Of Sir Frederick Palmer. London, Apiil 9. The death is announced of Sir Frederick Palmer, the well-known consulting engineer, a member if the Whangpoo Conservancy Commission since 1922,—Reutey. Sir Frederick Palmer, K.C.M.G 'the knighthood was conferred upon him in 1930». was a partner of Rondel. Palmer
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    BOY SCOUTS.
    142 19 Johore Wins Malay Troop Efficiency Clip. The presentation of the Aw Boon Par cup. which was awarded iO the Johore Boy Scouts Association f >r the most efficient Malay Vernacular School Troops in the Peninsula in 1933. was made at Batu Pahat on Saturday. A rally of 300
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    MR. F. S. CLARKE.
    140 19 Of Former Singapore Broker. The death of Mr. F S. Clarkr. whe was formerly an exchange broker in Singapore, occurred in England recently tv the age of 51. Mi. Clarke was originally with the International Banking Corporation in Hongkong and Singapore, and then ioined the firm
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    JAPANESE TROOPS.
    112 19 Their Strength In North China. "Shun Pao." Peiping, March 21. According to latest estimates there are 1.863 Japanese troops stationed between Peiping and Tientsin. These troops include infantry, artillery, armoured car and tank corps. In the section between Tientsin and Shanhaikuan another thousand Japanese soldiers are stationed. Apart
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    PRIEST IMPRISONED.
    46 19 Reuter Wireless. Cologne, April 5. A sixty-four year ojd Catholic priest, Father Leonard Jansen, has been sentenced at Aix-la-Chappellev to six months' imprisonment for alleged libels and abitation against the Government. After serving his sentence, the priest will be interned in a concentration camp.—
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    FIERCE RIOTS IN MINNEAPOLIS.
    201 19 Threat To Call Out (iuard. Reuter Wireless. Minneapolis, April 6. FIERCE filing between 3,000 unemT ployed ls taking place outside the cSy throu ß r r loterS tarted «arohini through the town shouting, "We want bread and work." and demanding restoration of the disbanded Civic Works
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    CHURCH WORKERS.
    246 19 Ixjcal Tamil Association's Sale. The annual sole in aid of the Tamil Church Workers' Association brought a number of friends to the St. Andrew's School Hall on Saturday, when Mrs. A. B. Jordan declared the sale open. Mrs. Jordan was received by Mrs. Abisheganaden and was presented with
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    NEW AIR SERVICE.
    107 19 Aeroplanes In Everybody's Backyards? Reuter Wireless. London, April 6. The Prime Minister and the Air Minister to-day inaugurated the new Glasgow-Belfast-Liverpool-London air service at Speke aerodrome, Liverpool. Mr. MacDonald welcomed this important development in passenger air transport, which aims at making Liverpool the hub of a network
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    PRISONERS MALTREATED.
    85 19 Detective Chief Sent To Prison. Reuter Wireless. Berlin, April 6. Draconic sentences were imposed by the Stettin Court on three police officials for maltreating persons in the concentration camp at Bredow, near Stettin, which is now closed. Hoffman, the chief detective, was given 13 years' hard labour and
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    EXTENSIVE FLOODS.
    86 19 Heavy Loss Of Life In America. Reuter Wireless. New York, April 4. Thirty-seven lives are feared to have been lost and heavy damage to Dropertv was done through extensive floods in the north and south-west, following torrential rains and sudden thaws. A mother and five children are believed
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